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Is there anyway of adding EOB or a type if cruise control to older Lionel C420 TMCC command engine? I run Atlas engines with TMCC and EOB and would really like my C420 to be able to maintain slower consistent speeds. I am a old model railroader but on the newer side of digital 3-rail operation.
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Ok it is sounding like I might have a good candidate for cruise. Now since all this is way above my head I will need to find someone who has the knowledge on how to do all this. I am having trouble on just trying to get traction tires changed. That's a whole different story in another post. For a pretty mechanical guy these digital engines are starting to make me feel like  real incapable.

Originally Posted by Boxcar Bill:

A1hobo,

 

   Before you pull the trigger the early C420's used a C07 radio board. The cruise "M" needs a C08 radio to function. If you install a C08 you will lose headlight and will need to rewire.

 

Bill

Just to clarify for me, Bill, the regular ERR Cruise Commander (not the M version) would work for this engine, though, wouldn't it?

If you want to use the CC-M, you need to change the R2LC for the C08 version, but there's no reason to go with the full Cruise Commander as that creates an issue with the RailSounds boards, no home.  You don't really want to have to buy the RailSounds Commander as well.

 

Bill, can you swap the wires for the headlight to get the correct polarity?  Is that the rewiring you speak of?

 

I've extracted the wiring and parts for this locomotive from the Lionel Supplements and attached it to this post.

 

 

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Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:

If you want to use the CC-M, you need to change the R2LC for the C08 version, but there's no reason to go with the full Cruise Commander as that creates an issue with the RailSounds boards, no home.  You don't really want to have to buy the RailSounds Commander as well.

 

Bill, can you swap the wires for the headlight to get the correct polarity?  Is that the rewiring you speak of?

 

I've extracted the wiring and parts for this locomotive from the Lionel Supplements and attached it to this post.

 

 

John,

 

  Swapping the wires won't help. The lights (LED's) on these engines are not that great, you need a magnifying glass to see the glow. I would install new led's and rewire if you are going to install a Cruise "M".

 

Bill 

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